Mainstream media is "a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a very large audience such as the population of a nation state.It was coined in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation newspapers and magazines, although mass media were present centuries before the term became common." (source: Wikipedia.com)
Sources of Mainstream News
Chicago Tribune
Fox News.com
ABC News.com
Chicago Sun-Times
Clear Channel
Entertainment News
US Magazine.com
TeenMag.com
People.com
J-14 Magazine.com